In May this year The Frisian translation of The Hobbit was released as audio book and was read by the translator of the book, Anne Tjerk Popkema. Listen to a sample here:

Fantastic, not? Really love to listen it. As a Dutch speaker to me this is still kind of understandable, but I guess it is none the less interesting for all people interested in languages.

The best combination maybe would be by owning a copy of The Frisian The Hobbit and the audio book and who knows in a while you can understand Frisian! (buy a copy of the book here).

One thing is certain, the audio book is a nice addition for all Frisians and a classic that now can be read and listened to by the Frisian people. Congratulations to Anne Tjerk Popkema. Collectors will also be interested to learn that there are rumors of a Lord of the Rings translation to Frisian... keep an eye open on this website and I'll announce it as soon as it is released!

The Frisians are an ethnic group of Germanic people living in coastal parts of The Netherlands and Germany. In total there are 643,000 inhabitants (2005) and they are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia. They inhabit an area known as Frisia. They have a reputation for being tall, big-boned and light-haired people and they have a rich history and folklore. I'm certain these people will love to read the Hobbit in Frisian to there kids!

Elikser Publishers

Publisher Elikser LTD is lead by Jitske Kingma, and was set up in the summer of 2007, started business the same autumn and is located in Leeuwarden, the capital of Frisia.